Chapter 3 Abandoning the City and Fleeing The Tang Army has been unusually smooth since it entered Samarkand, and has not encountered any decent resistance, just a march. Needless to say, his fate was very tragic and he was chopped into pieces by the Tang army.

After entering Samarkand, the Tang army was taught a good lesson, and this lesson was that they finally realized that the bloody rule of the Arab Empire had reached an outrageous level, which made people angry.

"The Great Dog-Eater is so abominable that these Sogdians are tortured simply for not believing in Allah, who does not exist."

"The torture is still good, and many people have died because of this, and their heads are in different places."

"We have been marching these days, and we have seen many cases of great dog-eating dogs killing Sogdians, and it is a miserable one, and even those of us who are accustomed to seeing blood are unbearable. They tortured the Sogdians with knives and knives, and they did not kill Ling Chi, but they were worse than Ling Chi, and they cut off the meridians inch by inch. ”

"There's something even worse. not only broke the meridians, but also killed the body full of holes, and then treated with medicine, and then tortured again. One of the Sogdians we rescued was tortured like this for three years. ”

"And if a woman falls into the hands of a big dog, that's what a miserable thing to do. Not only did you have to be humiliated to death by the big dog, but you also had to be tortured by the dog. We met a woman who had lost interest in her, so she was told to be with mastiffs, pigs, cows, and horses, which were a herd of animals, and could not be called humans. People can't do such things! ”

During the march, the Tang army shouted insults and cursed the brutality of the great cannibals.

For Tang Jun, what they have seen and heard in the past few days has made them unforgettable for the rest of their lives, this is really miserable, miserable, even though they are hot-blooded men who lick blood with knives, killing people is accustomed to them, blood is very common for them, and they can't help it, so they have to curse.

The Arab Empire conquered many lands, and every time they conquered it, they had to pursue a policy of iron and blood, using iron and blood to promote religious beliefs, and those who did not believe in Allah were regarded as infidels and were punished by Allah, and countless people were put to death for this. Where the big food iron hoofs arrived, there was a bloody wind and rain.

This is incomprehensible to the Tang Army. Because although there were religions in the Tang Dynasty, mainly Buddhism and Taoism, however, whether you believe or not, you can believe it if you want to believe it, and if you don't want to believe in the Lord or not, no one will force you. Wu Zetian advocated Buddhism, and the royal family of the Tang Dynasty advocated Taoism as a descendant of Lao Tzu, and did not force people to believe in religion.

There is no such thing as adopting an iron-blooded policy like Da Shi and killing if he does not believe in religion.

If this were the case, Tang Jun would just not understand, and he would not be so angry. The iron-blooded religious policy of the Arab Empire was itself an atrocity, and in order to carry it out, new atrocities were necessary, and many atrocities were born from which they were unheard of.

Even with the strength of the Tang Army, there are so many kills, and it is a burst of heartbeat.

The most common sentence Tang Jun said along the way was "If you don't want people to live, you can kill them with a knife, how can you be so tormenting."

The atrocities of the Great Eclipse aroused the anger of the Tang Army, and the murderous intent was great, and all the Great Eclipse soldiers encountered by them were naturally turned into pieces, and only in this way could they vent their righteous indignation.

As the march deepened, the Tang army's hatred for the Great Food was great, and they were eager to kill the Great Cannibal.

"Rumble!" A group of Tang troops was advancing rapidly, where the horses' hooves were stepping, the smoke and dust were filled, and a dark cloud on the ground was quickly drifting forward, black and oppressive, making people depressed.

Li Changguo stood beside the horse road, looking at the Tang army that was advancing rapidly, and was very satisfied. At this rate of marching, it will not be long before the army will be able to reach Samarkand, and once Samarkand is captured, the door to the old land of Persia will be opened, and the hinterland of the Great Food can be advanced.

Glancing at the marching Tang army, Li Changguo's gaze shifted and stared at the new mud on the ground, black and exuding a fresh earthy fragrance.

"Dashuai, what are you looking at?" Li Mi, who was stationed at the side of the horse, asked with a smile.

"Li Mi, look, how fertile this land is." The horsewhip in Li Changguo's hand pointed to the ground and praised loudly.

"Hmm. It's black, and at a glance it's fertile land. According to the Sogdians, Samarkand means fertile, and the fruit is worthy of its name. Li Mi was also amazed.

"When we take Samarkand, we can get more food by implementing a new deal here. Even if Da Shi stationed a million troops in the West, he would not worry about food and grass. Li Changguo's eyes flashed.

"The handsome man is far-sighted, and this is extremely true." Li Mi agreed, and said with emotion: "It has been thousands of years since Zhang Qian passed through the Western Regions, and it has been thousands of years, and China has owned the land of China for thousands of years, but it cannot expand further to the west, and the most important problem is that grain and grass are difficult to solve." ”

Li Mi, a man of great erudition and a scholar of ancient China's policy in the Western Regions, said insightfully: "It is very difficult to raise grain in the Western Regions, and transporting grain from the interior has shaken the world. Think about the Han Dynasty, in order to fight the Second Division City, the world was shaken, so we can see that it is difficult to transport grain from the mainland. ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and continued: "Now, as long as we take Samarkand and turn this place into our granary, we will solve the problem of grain and grass, and it will no longer be difficult for Datang to expand in the west." ”

Since Zhang Qian opened the Silk Road through the Western Regions, China has not made much progress in the Western Regions for thousands of years, because the Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, and it is difficult to raise grain. It costs a lot to transport grain from the mainland, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty finally shook the world in order to fight the small Ershi City, and the people's hearts were restless, almost causing turmoil.

It occupies a rich grain-producing land and has always been a strategic center for China's operation in the Western Regions. Unfortunately, for thousands of years, there has been no success. Now that the Tang army has entered Samarkand, where the land is fertile, it is no longer a problem to solve this thousand-year-old problem.

"Li Mi, you may need to work this matter." Li Changguo smiled and assigned the task.

"Don't worry, Dashuai, I am duty-bound on this." It is a great honor in life to solve this thousand-year-old problem, and Li Mi will not shirk it.

"Gotta get it!" The sound of hurried hooves sounded, and I saw Kant galloping over, and shouted from afar: "Dashuai, good news, good news, great good news." ”

"What's the matter?" Li Changguo asked with a frown.

"Marshal, according to your deployment, all departments are smoothly heading towards the predetermined place, surprisingly smooth." As soon as Kant pulled the reins and stopped, he reported loudly: "Guo Wudi and Li Guangbi have taken the Persian border directly, and will soon cut off Abu?" The retreat of the Muslims. This time, where is he fleeing? He must be captured alive. ”

Abu? The Muslims, the eastern governors of the Arab Empire and the main enemy of the Tang Dynasty, escaped from the battle of Qiuzi, which made the soldiers angry and vowed to capture him alive.

If Abu can be captured alive? In the case of Muslims, this is indeed a great honor.

"Kant, don't think too well, it's hard." Lee Chang Kook also wants to capture Abu alive? Muslim, however, he knows that this is almost impossible.

"Dashuai, why is that?" Kant was somewhat surprised.

"Even if the tiger loses its minions, it is still a tiger, Abu? Although the Muslim army was lost, he was still Abu? Muslims don't have no way to escape. "To capture Abu alive? It is not easy to talk about people like Muslims, and Li Changguo is very sober.

"But...... Dashuai, didn't you send Guo Wushu and Li Guangbi to the border of Dashi, or did you want to cut off Abu? Is there a way out for Muslims? Kant was puzzled.

"Dashuai is not doing this in the hope of capturing Abu alive? Muslims, but to make it more difficult for him to escape back to the old Persian land, so that he could return to the Persian satrapy at a later date. Abu? The later the Muslims return, the better it will be for us. Li Mi explained with a smile. The real residence of the Eastern governors was the old Persian land, not Samarkand, and not the land of Central Asia.

Even if the Don army blocked the Persian border, Abu? There is still a way for Muslims to escape. If he can be allowed to return to Persia for some time, it will be very beneficial to the Tang army, which is the real intention of Li Changguo.

xxxxxxxxx Samarkand is a big city, covering an area of dozens of miles, the city is high and thick, extremely strong, it is a strong city, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In normal times, Samarkand was unusually prosperous, with countless caravans coming in and out, bringing a large number of goods from all over the world to here, and from here to all over the world.

However, at this time, Samarkand was closed with its gates closed and pedestrians cut off.

Since Abu? Immediately after the Muslims fled back to Samarkand, they ordered a large army to be mobilized and prepared to defend Samarkand. However, the reality is very cruel, the army of the Great Food stationed in Samarkand is only about 100,000, and it is still scattered all over the place, and it is difficult to concentrate for a while. Samarkand's army was only 60,000 people, and these 60,000 people were not elite, most of them were old and weak. The elite are all Abu? The Muslims were transferred to the Western Regions, and the entire army was wiped out.

How can this resist the influx of hundreds of thousands of Tang troops?

Although Abu? Muslims are shrewd and intelligent, but they are at a loss. He is proficient in the art of war, however, no matter how good a general is, he can't fight without soldiers, and he can't do it if he doesn't worry.

That's enough for Abu? The Muslims were worried, but there were more things that worried him, and he received news of defeat one after another, one more urgent than the other.

First Talos was lost, which he expected. The only thing that surprised him was that Talus was lost so quickly, and according to his thoughts, with the strength of Talus, it could hold on for at least ten days and a half months. It was lost in half a day, leaving him speechless.

After losing Talas, the Don army was about to march to Samarkand. Sure enough, 100,000 urgent military information continued to arrive, and the Tang army invaded the territory of Samarkand, as if entering a no-man's land.

What made him even more angry was that the Sogdians actually responded to the Tang army in groups, serving as guides for the Tang army and delivering food to the Tang army.

"Why didn't I kill all these pesky bugs?" Abu? The Muslims angrily scolded: "I am still too merciful! ”

"My lord, the Tang army is only a day's journey away from Samar, what should we do?" The guards hurriedly came in and reported loudly.

"Withdraw! Abandon Samarkand, I will rush back to Khorasan as soon as possible. "Abu? Muslims are very reluctant to admit it, but they have to accept the reality that Samarkand is finished.

(To be continued)